On the Great Chu side, thanks to Xiao Yanchu's deliberate arrangement, everyone knew that the explosive was developed by the Regent's Consort.
Amidst their relief and amazement, everyone felt a deep respect for Su Ruojin, the Regent's Consort of the Great Chu Kingdom and Princess Chang Le.
Anyone with eyes to see knows that if the princess hadn't developed the explosives, it would have been an unprecedented disaster for the Great Chu, perhaps even a catastrophe.
The entire court praised Su Ruojin, and even the Left Chancellor directly requested the Emperor to bestow the title of Princess Chang Le upon the Regent's wife during a court assembly.
Requesting to be named a princess and requesting to be named a Lady of Imperial Decree are completely different concepts.
Regardless of their rank, the title of a Lady of Imperial Decree was largely determined by the merits of her husband.
Being granted the title of princess meant she would be completely independent of her husband, possessing an honor that belonged solely to her.
When people say that Su Ruojin is a first-rank imperial consort, they subconsciously think that she obtained this honor because she married the regent and because of the regent's merits.
When Su Ruojin was made a princess, people would only think of her own achievements.
When the Left Chancellor mentioned this, the three sons of the Su family in the court gave him a deep look.
Whether the Left Prime Minister was truly moved by Xiao Jin's efforts or had other motives, the Su family remembered this kindness.
When the Left Chancellor made this suggestion, many ministers felt it was a reasonable thing to do.
The princess had just found a way to prevent smallpox, and now she has developed explosives.
Furthermore, given the Regent's merit in reclaiming Mohan and General Su's deployment to the front line, resulting in General Su's serious injury, the Regent's wife is undoubtedly deserving of the title of princess.
So all the ministers stepped forward and said in unison, "Your Majesty, we request that you promote Princess Chang Le to the rank of princess."
Faced with the requests of his ministers, Xiao Chenyi once again thought of the woman who would appear in his mind from time to time.
He never imagined that the girl who had once amazed him would now repeatedly create miracles, making him look at her with new respect time and time again.
Xiao Chenyi sometimes wonders if Su Ruojin had met him first, would she be the woman by his side now?
All the glory that Su Ruojin created belongs to him, not Xiao Yanchu.
She was made a princess...
Faced with the requests of the ministers, Xiao Chenyi pondered for a moment and said to Li Yuansheng, who was standing to the side: "Li Yuansheng, draft the decree: Princess Changle is naturally intelligent and virtuous, with a heart for the people. She has single-handedly cured the plague and resisted foreign enemies. She is a role model for women of the Great Chu. She is hereby promoted to Princess Changle."
"As you command!" Li Yuansheng bowed.
All the ministers knelt down and shouted, "Your Majesty is wise! Long live the Emperor!"
After the court session, Su Jiu'an walked up to the Left Prime Minister as if by chance and said, "On behalf of Princess Chang Le, I thank Prime Minister Xu."
Xu Pengda remained expressionless, as if he were discussing the weather with Su Jiu'an, and chuckled, "Grand Tutor Su is too kind. Princess Chang Le truly deserves this honor."
"Regardless, the Su family owes Prime Minister Xu a favor." Su Jiu'an's words carried great weight, amounting to a promise to Xu Pengda that the Su family owed him a favor.
If needed in the future, Xu Pengda can make a request to the Su family at any time, and the Su family will never refuse as long as it is within their power.
This is a favor that many people in the Great Chu would beg for but could never obtain.
The Su family was a military family, and to avoid arousing the emperor's suspicion, they rarely associated too closely with civil officials, lest the emperor think that civil and military officials were colluding.
Su Jiu'an's words also broke this rule.
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